Ornament of shoe heels



Au 11,"192s. 1,549,267

G. C. KENNEDY ORNAMENT OF SHOE HEELS Original Filed Oct. 21, 1920 Patented Aug. 11, 1925.

UNITED STATES GEORGE COLVIN KENNEDY, OF WATERLOO, IOWA.

ORNAMENT OF SHOE HEELS.

Application filed October 21, 1920, Serial No. 418,382.

To all whom 2'1- may concern:

Be it known that I, G-nonun CoLvrN KEN- NEDY, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of lVaterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ornaments of Shoe Heels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in appendages for shoeheels, and the object of my improvement is to supply an appendage or ornamental covering body adapted to be removably mounted upon the exterior vertically disposed wall of a shoe-heel, the appendage having means for securing it against displacements downwardly or otherwise, particularly when positioned conformably upon a downwardly diminished heel.

This object I have accomplished by the means wiich are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a View of one form of said appendages of plate type as developed upon a plane; Fig. 2 is side elevation of a womans shoe, with the-appendage of said Fig. 1 shaped suitably to be conformably mounted upon and secured to its heel; Fig. 3 is a view ;of another pattern of appendage, developed on a plane, such as is suitable to be shaped to conform to and cover the whole or nearly the whole outer circumferential periphery of a shoe-heel on the rear and side parts thereof; at and 5 are respectively a rear and a front elevation of a shoe-heel showing the appendage of said Fig. 3 removably secured thereon, adjustably; Fig. 6 is a plan view of an appendage of a third pattern, being an elongated troughed plate, spread out fiat, and having a compressible elastic lining body thereon; F ig. 7 is a cross section of the plate shown in said Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a shoe-heel equipped with an appendage of the pattern shown in said 6 and 7.

In said figures similar numerals of refer ence denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

It is to be understood that the different patterns or forms of the appendages shown are merely illustrative of the principle of their construction and means for fastening them to a shoe-heel, and that variations of either the shape or securing means are covered by my invention.

The appendage for shoe-heels illustrated Renewed January 14, 1925.

is primarily intended as an ornament or decoration, although serving the useful purpose of encasing and protecting the heel from injury, and may have other uses which will not be specifically mentioned. The appendage may be in the form of a plate of metal or other suitable substance entirely or nearly covering the side and rear walls of a shoe-heel, as shown in Figs. 3. 4 and 5, or may be a mere ornamental band as in Fig. 6, or a more elaborate ornament partially covering the heel, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a plate 1 ma be given an ornamental contour and have its outer surface ornainentally treated, as by engraving, eml'iossing, or piercing to produce a conventional or other ornamental design. In these figures, the middle of the plate may have a placque or escutcheon 6 to receive other ornament, initials or monogram, a jewelled setting or portrait. as desired. The plate may, by means of a diepress or otherwise, be shaped to fit confornr ably about a shoe heel, being illustrated as mounted upon the upper side and rear walls of a so-called French heel, 8, of a low shoe or slipper 7. This ornamental appendage 1 may be secured upon the heel with any suitable means, but as shown, has a number of small points 2 on its upper edge which may be bent angularly to the plate and then embedded between the heel part of the sole and the rear part of the upper surface of the heel. This will prevent displacement. of the plate downwardly because of the diminishing dimensions of the heel downwardly. The numeral denotes integral projections from opposite ends of the plate, which may be bent inwardly along the dotted lines, to engage with each other or with the front wall of the heel 8, and said projections or tabs 3 may have on each an alined row of small holes 4 through which the tacks 5 may be driven into the heel as shown in Fig. 8, or as shown in Fig. 5. to adjust-ably secure the tabs 3 together while also securing them to the heel. This permits the plate to be drawn tightly about the heel. and to be adjustably fitted upon heels of sli htly varying dimensions.

In Figs. 3 to 5, inclusive, the plate 1 is made of a size to cover all the side and rear walls of the heel except the lowermost lift thereof, and may be decorated in any appro priate and pleasing manner, the design shown being a pierced pattern 9.

In Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, the plate 1 is an elongated .strip mounted about the top part of the heel, which is shown as being of the so-called military type. To lend an appearance of massive richness to the strip 1 when on the heel, it may be longitudinally concav-ed or troughed to bring its longitudinal edges only in contact With the heel. In order to give this type of plate greater frictional adhesion in contacting with the smooth surface of the heel, an elongated strip of felt, soft rubber, or other yieldable, elastic, or compressible substance, is positioned Within the trough of said plate medially and longitudinally, and may be ccmented thereto. This strip 10 being of sut- Iicient thickness to extend beyond the. longitudinal edges of the plate, becomes compressed againstthe heel trictionally when the ends of the plate are drawn tightlytoward each other at their tabs 3 and then secured to the heel as shown in F ig. 8, or by other appropriate means. Instead of a- .strip 10, the compressible substance may be applied in some other manner to secure the desired results, or several small pieces may he used in special locations to properly seat the appendage upon the heel.

As the appendage is not structurally a part of the heel, it is easily applied thereto or removed therefrom, whereby the user may mount it upon a heel Without trouble,

and may demount it for use upon another heel.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An ornamental appendage conformable flexibly to a part of the outer side and rear Wall of a shoe-heel, means for securing it to the upper part of the heel, and means to secure it to the front face 01 the heel.

An ornamental appendage, consisting of a flexible body a} )plicable con'lormably to a shoe-heel, a compressible elastic lining for said body to 'frictionally engagethe heel, and means tor securing: said body upon the heel.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a bendable plate of ornamental. configuration for removable contornnible mounting upon curved surfaces of a shoe heel, and means for securing it upon the heel adjustably.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a plate of relatively soft bendable metal. ornamented upon one surface, contoured to {it contormably upon an outer curved surface (it a shoe heel, and fastening means for removably securing it upon any heel adjustably.

Signed at \Vaterloo, Iowa, this 18th day of October, 1920.

GEORGE COLVIN KENNEDY. 

